The collectionAugust 13, 2016 - 2017

The collection of the Kunsthalle zu Kiel has rarely been exhibited in a strictly chronological fashion. With the heading What Makes an Image Art, the Kunsthalle zu Kiel presents its collections and asks what role these artworks played during their time – and which role they continue to play today. The presentation will make clear what desires and needs art stood for and continues to stand, to what extent the role of the painting has transformed – formerly a solitary artwork, now one among a plethora of contemporary images – and what notions of the ‘painting as art’ survive.